The paper extends a static discrete-choice labor supply model by adding participation and hours constraints. We identify restrictions by survey information on the eligibility and search activities of individuals as well as actual and desired hours. This provides for a more robust identification...

The paper extends a static discrete-choice labor supply model by adding participation and hours constraints. We identify restrictions by survey information on the eligibility and search activities of individuals as well as actual and desired hours. This provides for a more robust identification...

Arbeitszeitwünsche hängen mehr vom Beschäftigungsstatus als vom Geschlecht ab: Teilzeitbeschäftigte möchten ihre Arbeitszeit zumeist ausdehnen, Vollzeitbeschäftigte eher reduzieren. Das gilt für Frauen wie für Männer. Aktuelle SOEP-Daten zeigen zudem, dass sich Zeitpräferenzen zwischen...

The paper extends a static discrete-choice labor supply model by adding participation and hours constraints. We identify restrictions by survey information on the eligibility and search activities of individuals as well as actual and desired hours. This provides for a more robust identification...

Arbeitszeitwünsche hängen mehr vom Beschäftigungsstatus als vom Geschlecht ab: Teilzeitbeschäftigte möchten ihre Arbeitszeit zumeist ausdehnen, Vollzeitbeschäftigte eher reduzieren. Das gilt für Frauen wie für Männer. Aktuelle SOEP-Daten zeigen zudem, dass sich Zeitpräferenzen zwischen...

The paper extends a static discrete-choice labor supply model by adding participation and hours constraints. We identify restrictions by survey information on the eligibility and search activities of individuals as well as actual and desired hours. This provides for a more robust identification...

This study investigates whether gender discrimination is taking place in an innovative credit market known as peer-to-peer lending. Based on the data of the largest German peer-to-peer lending platform, we observe that female borrowers pay on average higher interest rates than males despite the...

This study questions the popular stereotype that women are more risk averse than men in their financial investment decisions. The analysis is based on micro-level data from large-scale surveys of private households in five European countries. In our analysis of investment decisions, we directly...

We investigate long-term trends in the intergenerational transmission of education in a low income country undergoing a transition from socialism to a market economy. We draw on evidence from Kyrgyzstan using data from three household surveys collected in 1993, 1998 and 2011. We find that...

This study appraises the role of gender in the behavior of individuals who make risky investments. The analysis bases on real-life investment data collected at an online market for peer-to-peer lending. The aim is to find out whether male and female investors differ in propensity for risk taking...